Stories for 2020

Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 08:23 UTC
Bolivian congress finally accepts the resignation of president Evo Morales

Bolivia's Congress voted on Tuesday to accept the resignation of former president Evo Morales, two months after the 60-year-old quit and fled for asylum in Mexico and then Argentina.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 08:02 UTC
Mining giant Vale's ex CEO charged with homicide for massive dam collapse killing 250 people

Vale's former chief executive officer was charged with homicide for the massive dam collapse that killed more than 250 people in Brazil last January (2019). Fabio Schvartsman is the highest-profile executive facing criminal charges for Brazil's worst environmental disaster.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 07:38 UTC
Argentina needs dollars and will strongly promote tourism; 625.000 cruise visitors expected this season

Argentina is considering the updating and redesign of port infrastructure in Buenos Aires to help improve docking facilities for cruise vessels. The announcement was done by Transport minister Mario Meoni given the growing number of tourists arriving at the Argentine capital.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 07:13 UTC
Guyana ships its first ever cargo of one million barrels of oil

A vessel carrying Guyana’s first-ever shipment of crude set sail on Monday bound for the U.S. Gulf Coast, oil major Exxon Mobil Corp said, marking the tiny South American nation’s long-awaited debut as an oil exporter.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 06:47 UTC
Ex Interpol chief sentenced in China to 13 years in prison for bribery

Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who was detained on a visit to China in 2018, was sentenced on Tuesday (Jan 21) to more than 13 years in prison for bribery in a case that shook the international police organization.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 06:31 UTC
End of 'comfort zone' for UK in Falklands' issues; Argentine ambassador in London and ex Deputy foreign minister, sacked

The Argentine government has called back to Buenos Aires two ambassadors who were instrumental in the drafting and implementation of the 2016 Foradori-Duncan communiqué which opened the way for a more constructive relationship between Argentina and the UK, in a raft of issues, including those in the South Atlantic and the disputed Falklands Islands.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 06:17 UTC
Purge in the Argentine foreign ministry: Cristina Fernandez loyal are back

Even when Argentine president Alberto Fernandez could come across the Prince of Wales during the World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, which convenes some fifty world leaders, this did not prevent him from signing several decrees before leaving for Israel removing ambassadors, two of them closely linked to the Foradori/Duncan communiqué of 2016 which was considered the start of a new constructive page in bilateral relations between UK and Argentina.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 08:25 UTC
Cristina Fernandez again president, but will not move from her office in Congress

Vice president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is again president of Argentina, although on an interim basis, while the head of state Alberto Fernandez is off to Israel for a summit of world leaders to a homage to Holocaust victims.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 08:23 UTC
Australian tourist stabbed and hospitalized in Buenos Aires; they were scheduled to take a cruise to Antarctica

An Australian tourist was stabbed in Buenos Aires while jogging close to the Law School in the posh neighbourhood of La Recoleta. Apparently he was attacked by a lonely delinquent with the intention of robbing his belongings and cellular phone.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 08:14 UTC
Trump senior advisor says Bolivia's Morales has become a headache for Argentina

A senior adviser to president Trump said that former Bolivian leader Evo Morales has become a “headache” for Argentina. Mauricio Claver-Carone told the Bolivian newspaper Pagina Siete that Argentina should have focused on its economic issues instead of granting Morales asylum.